He's given £2M to build a library. He's old. Yes, hes an egomaniac, but he wants to be remembered. Give him a break.
No he hasn't, he's given £415,000, still a sizeable chunk but still only 20.75% of the project, even if he's claiming 100% of the publicity. To his credit, reading between the lines, he was the first to make a donation which helps gets the ball rolling.